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re45: there's one of the Orville Redenbacher kinds of popcorn that I really like [microwave form]. But nothing beats Orville using an old-fashioned popcorn popper with a bit of salt and butter. Too bad I no longer have a popper [er, maybe that's a good thing.]. I like the Tostido's [sp?] brand of chips to use with salsa, though my salsa needs to be mild. There was a kind of salsa that I brought awhile back that I really really liked; I wish I remember what the brand was. It was like home-made.
We gleaned Orville Redenbacher corn in N. Indiana one year.
Healthy Choice Butter Flavor Popcorn - 6 cups (37g) - 120 calories, 3g fat, 25 carbs, 5g fiber, 4g protein OR Hot Air popped with some non-stick spray butter flavor and a dash of salt
I love air popped popcorn. I dont like putting butter on it because it makes it too greasy. But I dont have an airpopper anymore. OH well. Luckily there are microwave popcorn brands that arent too greasy.
I had an air popper for awhile; I didn't like the popcorn plain at all. So I used that 'I can't believe its not butter' spray--and sprayed the popcorn as it came out. :-)
Though I don't use regular corn as a snack item, corn is probably my favorite cooked vegetable [I know its a bit higher in carbs but it does still provide some fiber.]
Why do you need a branded popcorn to microwave it?
Because some brands taste better than others. Fot microwavable popcorn, it's partly the corn kernels and partly the 'stuff' in the bag that it's popped in. Popcorn brands can make a difference in a regular oil-based popper, too.
I dont need a branded popcorn for microwaving but it is easier than finding space in my kitchen for a bowl suitabe for microwaving popcorn
Maybe I'm just a popcorn snob. :-)
How do you microwave popcorn in a bowl?
I have a microwaveable popcorn bowl, actually,not sure what's different about it, but I've had it for about 20 years.
re #57 I found a couple good directions: one uses a bowl with a paper plate on top and the other uses a brown lunch sack stapled shut The brown lunch sack recipe had feedback and one person claimed theirs burned up so they tossed it on the porch. Here's the end result http://www.flickr.com/photos/ross-hershberger/349792527/
resp:56 - you put the popcorn into the bowl and put the special lid with vents on top of it. Then you press the buttons with the numbers on the microwave and when it dings, you take the popcorn out.
Re 58> Doesn't the paper plate fly off during the popping?
I usually take my popcorn to the gas station/milk depot. They don't mind. Sterling has some of the best milk around because it's usually still good 3 days past the expiration date. Try THAT with Kroger milk.
re #60 Dunno..haven't tried yet. I suspect I'll try the brown bag method first since the bowl method sounds like it requires 5 minutes longer
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